Author: Yasaman Nouri (Yasaman Nouri)

The Glory of the B Minor Mass
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The Glory of the B Minor Mass

Ken Stephen Large Stage Live! March 29, 2023 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2022-2023 # 3: The Glory of the B Minor Mass The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir crowned its season on Tuesday night at Koerner Hall with a powerful, majestic, thrilling performance of one of the most sublime works in the entire choral repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass...

Review | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s B Minor Mass a Fine Performance of a Great Work
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Review | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s B Minor Mass a Fine Performance of a Great Work

Joseph So La Scena Musicale March 29, 2023   With Easter just around the corner, we are at the height of the oratorio season. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir’s offering this year was Bach’s great B Minor Mass. It was a large and enthusiastic audience gathered last evening at Koerner Hall, where they were treated to a superlative...

TMChoir 23.24 Season
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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Announces 2023/2024 Season

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is delighted to announce their 2023/2024 season under the artistic direction of Jean-Sébastien Vallée. Highlights of the upcoming season include two major choral masterworks: Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, which features the TMChoir with a full orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall, and Verdi’s haunting Requiem at both Koerner Hall and George Weston...

Bach Mass in B Minor Program Notes
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Bach Mass in B Minor Program Notes

The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence.   Hailed by Bach expert Christoph Wolff as Bach’s “musical and artistic creed,” the Mass in b minor is deservedly considered one of the most innovative and insightful works in the history of classical music. Yet in spite of its frequent performances and the extensive amount of...

operaramblings | Little Match Girl Passion
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operaramblings | Little Match Girl Passion

operaramblings March 20, 2023   On Saturday evening the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers gave a very beautiful, carefully constructed and thought provoking concert. To start with it was at the Church of the Holy Trinity which, as most Torontonians will know, is a sort of social hub servicing the spiritual and material needs of Toronto’s homeless...

Little Match Girl Passion Program Notes
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Little Match Girl Passion Program Notes

The program notes are written by Rena Roussin, Musicologist-in-Residence.   Described by TMChoir leadership as a “musical vigil drawing awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness in our city,” the repertoire of tonight’s concert spans numerous time periods and musical styles, but is unified by shared themes. All of tonight’s musical pieces inspire reflection or...

Uniting the Voices of Advocacy & Artistry – the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers present The Little Match Girl Passion
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Uniting the Voices of Advocacy & Artistry – the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers present The Little Match Girl Passion

February 27, 2023—Toronto Mendelssohn Choir presents Little Match Girl Passion—a musical vigil drawing awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness in our city. The TMChoir partners with Toronto’s Church of the Holy Trinity and Unity Kitchen, leaders for this important cause in our community, for this presentation. The TMSingers, the Choir’s professional chamber ensemble,...